HP 6120XG ProCurve Series 6120 Blade Switches Management and Configuration Gui - Page 378
General Software Download Rules, Using TFTP To Download Software from a Server
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File Transfers Downloading Switch Software General Software Download Rules ■ Switch software that you download via the menu interface always goes to primary flash. ■ After a software download, you must reboot the switch to implement the new software. Until a reboot occurs, the switch continues to run on the software it was using before the download commenced. Note Downloading new switch software does not change the current switch configuration. The switch configuration is contained in separate files that can also be transferred. Refer to "Transferring Switch Configurations" on page A-25. In most cases, if a power failure or other cause interrupts a flash image download, the switch reboots with the image previously stored in primary flash. In the unlikely event that the primary image is corrupted (which may occur if a download is interrupted by a power failure), the switch goes into boot ROM mode. In this case, use the boot ROM console to download a new image to primary flash. Refer to "Restoring a Flash Image" on page C-77. Note Using TFTP To Download Software from a Server This procedure assumes that: ■ A software version for the switch has been stored on a TFTP server accessible to the switch. (The software file is typically available at www.hp.com/#Support.) ■ The switch is properly connected to your network and has already been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask. ■ The TFTP server is accessible to the switch via IP. Before you use the procedure, do the following: ■ Obtain the IP address of the TFTP server in which the software file has been stored. ■ If VLANs are configured on the switch, determine the name of the VLAN in which the TFTP server is operating. ■ Determine the name of the software file stored in the TFTP server for the switch (for example, E0820.swi). If your TFTP server is a UNIX workstation, ensure that the case (upper or lower) that you specify for the filename is the same case as the characters in the software filenames on the server. A-4